PHARMACOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OF PEDIATRIC MIGRAINE AND TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE

The problem concerning the treatment of pediatric headache has been th e object of several recent reports. Some of the same medications used to treat adult headache problems are also utilized with children but u sually at smaller dosages and in different combinations. The recent ap plication of behavioral approaches, in particular biofeedback, for tre atment of children's headaches has been an effective alternative to dr ugs without the problematic and dangerous side effects of pharmacologi cal treatments. The purpose of this review is to give some indications about the most common pharmacological therapies for migraine and tens ion-type headache in children, and also to discuss the use of behavior al therapies, in particular biofeedback, as excellent alternatives to drugs.